This is a hand-woven, claw-stitched Hon-Tsuzure Fukuro Obi (bag-style obi) from Hakuryuan Katsuyama. This is a claw-stitched Toma Tsuzure obi, which reproduces the intricate structure of the National Treasure Toma Mandala, which exists in Taima-dera Temple in Nara, as an obi fabric, based on the master of Hakuryuan's many years of research and exploration. Hakuryuan Katsuyama is dedicated to hand-weaving. By weaving claw-stitched tsuzure obi with fine threads, which previously had a strong image of being "stiff," "difficult to tie," and "unsuitable for formal wear," they have created an obi that is "supple" and "easy to tie," and furthermore, completed it as a fukuro obi, making it ideal for formal wear. The shimmering obi fabric with silver threading and gold thread has a high degree of elegance. A signature of the artist, Komei, is placed on the tip of the tare (hanging part). As this is a claw-stitched, formal fukuro obi, how about pairing it with formal kimonos such as Kuro-Tomesode (black formal kimono), Iro-Tomesode (colored formal kimono), Homongi (visiting kimono), Tsuke-sage (semi-formal kimono), or Mon-tsuki Iro-mugi (colored kimono with crests)?(^^) ●Washi Color: Silver, close to Gin-Nezu (silver gray) color ●Size: Length: Approximately 456cm Width: Approximately 31cm Please note that there may be slight errors due to amateur measurements. ●Material: Pure silk (excluding metallic thread) ●Condition: There are light creases from wear, but it is beautiful and in very good condition. It is a beautiful item, but please understand that it is a used item before purchasing. ●Other Notes: There are no accessories, only the obi. The colors may appear different depending on your monitor, so please be careful if you are particular about subtle colors. 【 #HakuryuanKatsuyama 】 1939: Founder Masayuki Katsuyama born in Nishijin, Kyoto 1977: Established Hon-Tsuzure Katsuyama Co., Ltd. 1979: Established Katsuyama Orimono Co., Ltd. 1985: Transferred the above two companies to his younger brother and established Katsuyama Shoji Co., Ltd. 1987: Changed the company name to "Hakuryuan Katsuyama Co., Ltd." upon moving the head office 2005: Second-generation Tomonari Katsuyama inherited the will of the founder after his death 2012: First exhibited at the Nishijin Textile Grand Exhibition and won the "Kyoto Prefectural Governor's Award" 2013: Won the "Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry President's Award" at the Nishijin Textile Grand Exhibition 2014: Won the "(Foundation) Dai Nippon Sanshi Kai Chairman's Award" at the Nishijin Textile Grand Exhibition 2015: Won the "Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award" and the "Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry President's Award" at the Nishijin Textile Exhibition 2015 2016: Won the "Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award" for the second consecutive year at the Nishijin Textile Exhibition 2016 2020: Production activities ended with regret We also have many other items for sale, such as kimonos, obis, Japanese accessories, antiques, and brand artists♪ Please take a look here: #kafekimono